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Study the word list: GCSE History: Crime and Punishment 3

Key words for GCSE History

	rehabilitation	Rehabilitation is the process of helping someone adjust to life after prison.
	workhouse	The workhouse was where the destitute were sent to work off debts.
	borstal	A borstal was a prison for young offenders.
	vagrancy	Vagrancy was the crime of travelling around and begging.
	vagabondage	Vagabondage is another word for vagrancy.
	moral	A moral crime goes against the moral standards set by a society.
	social	A social crime is something that most people do not consider to be wrong but which is still against the law.
	hue	Hue and cry refers to how people raised the alarm after a crime by shouting and crying.
	cry	Hue and cry refers to how people raised the alarm after a crime by shouting and crying.
	Murdrum	Under Norman law, when a Norman was killed, the whole community was required to pay a Murdrum fine.
	fine	Under Norman law, when a Norman was killed, the whole community was required to pay a Murdrum fine.
	wergild	In Saxon times, wergild was compensation paid to victims.
	tithing	A tithing was a group of ten who were each responsible for each other's behaviour.

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rehabilitation

workhouse

borstal

vagrancy

vagabondage

moral

social

hue

cry

Murdrum

fine

wergild

tithing

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